lignocaine


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lignocaine

(ˈlɪɡnəˌkeɪn)
n
(Pharmacology) another name for lidocaine
[C20: from ligno- + caine, on the model of cocaine]
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[6,3] These observations have been confirmed by comparing the alkalinized lignocaine (2%) and alkalinised lignocaine (2%)--bupivacaine (5%) combination in terms of onset of action and quality of analgesia.
Objective: To determine the analgesic efficacy of lignocaine combined with dexamethasone and lignocaine infusion in patients with advance cancer disease.
All patients were randomly divided into two equal groups that is group A (lignocaine without adrenaline) and group B (lignocaine with adrenaline).
Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of lignocaine in alleviating pain during potassium chloride infusion both immediately and over an infusion time of up to 2 hours (14-16).
Mental nerve block was performed by depositing 2% Lignocaine hydrochloride just behind the forth incisor on lateral aspect of horizontal ramus.
Various drugs are used for spinal anesthesia from which lignocaine is very popular since several decades.
The literature also suggests that it can act for up to 3 times longer duration when compared to routinely used 2% lignocaine with 1:80000 epinephrine [2].
by using lignocaine local anesthetic solution cartridges, which are readily available in the clinics for attainment local anesthesia and block administration.
One of these measures is to use lignocaine (lidocaine) as a diluent of BPG for intramuscular injection.
Key words: Local injection, pain, buffer, pH, lignocaine, needle, distraction, spray.